Archive for 'Comic Heroes'

Matt Forde: Dishonourable Member – Chortle

Matt Forde: Dishonourable Member – Chortle

Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by .

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Chortle Matt Forde: Dishonourable Member Chortle Before he gets to this there are a couple of amusing anecdotes about how he met his hero Brian Clough – always good for a yarn – and his time as an Alan Partridge tribute act in Nottingham's infamously grimy Rock City nightclub.

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Prom Night of the Living Dead, Tron Theatre, Glasgow – Herald Scotland

Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by .

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Prom Night of the Living Dead, Tron Theatre, Glasgow Herald Scotland Quinn, a clean-cut Frankie Muniz look-alike, played hero Lon in human form, while Still was his werewolf incarnation.

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Real life British superheroes find crime hard to find – Telegraph.co.uk

Real life British superheroes find crime hard to find – Telegraph.co.uk

Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by .

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Telegraph.co.uk Real life British superheroes find crime hard to find Telegraph.co.uk The “Black Void”, a comic book store worker, hides his identity behind a Spiderman mask and uses a cane for protection, like his cartoon hero Daredevil. He admits to suffering from irritable bowel syndrome which can become inflamed at times of stress … and more

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Football Firsts – SkySports

Football Firsts – SkySports

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by .

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SkySports Football Firsts SkySports Whether mocking 'University Challenge' in 'The Young Ones' or threatening a gas man with a cricket bat in 'Bottom', the former 'The Comic Strip Presents' star has been a comedy hero since the early 1980s.

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Review: EODS’ Much Ado About Nothing at the Italian Gardens by Roger Paine – Eastbourne Today

Review: EODS’ Much Ado About Nothing at the Italian Gardens by Roger Paine – Eastbourne Today

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by .

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Eastbourne Today Review: EODS' Much Ado About Nothing at the Italian Gardens by Roger Paine Eastbourne Today … and Hero's buddies, Margaret (Emma Pierssene) and Ursula (Joanna Trainor), their combined bantering and scheming never flags until the play's final scene. Several of the Bard's works feature comic ruffians.

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Holy Smokes it’s Batman Live – News Guardian

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by .

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Holy Smokes it's Batman Live News Guardian Based on the story of young Dick Grayson who later becomes Robin, a circus performer who loses his parents to organised crime, the audience watches as he follows in the footsteps of his hero the mysterious vigilante known as the Batman, … and more

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Journey’s End and Anne Boleyn, review – Telegraph.co.uk

Journey’s End and Anne Boleyn, review – Telegraph.co.uk

Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by .

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Telegraph.co.uk Journey's End and Anne Boleyn, review Telegraph.co.uk The play is a gripping study of power politics and Protestantism, but the tone is often comic , and the acting outstanding, with a radiant star turn from Miranda Raison in the title role. You get the feeling that Brenton fell in love with his brave and … and more

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The Gotham City avenger comes to Glasgow – Herald Scotland

Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by .

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The Gotham City avenger comes to Glasgow Herald Scotland Can you take the essence of the comic book hero who first appeared in 1939 and develop him in the arena stage? The DC Comics' character's relationship with the reader (me included) is intimate, alluring and exciting, largely because the action is … and more

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Hit show really rocks – Burton Mail

Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by .

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Hit show really rocks Burton Mail The production's billboard stars were ex-Hearsay member Noel Sullivan as the show's hero Galileo, X Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts as baddie Khashoggi and Coronation Street's Vernon, Ian Reddington, as Pop. Sullivan showed he certainly has the voice …

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John Bishop gives special guest assembly at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in … – Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by .

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John Bishop gives special guest assembly at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in … Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News He also met the school's comedy club, which included comic hopeful Anthony Harrold, 16. Anthony said: β€œIt was great to have him in, he's a local hero for us and still really down to earth

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